Esther

The book of Esther’s 10 chapters are specific for Jews. Before someone put it into a written narrative, it was orally passed on from one generation of Jews to the next generation of Jews.

Nehemiah

Nehemiah is composed of memoir exerts. Nehemiah Book began circulation around 430 B.C.

The book of Ezra recounts what took place after Cyrus – who was a Persian king, gave Zerubbabel permission in 538 B.C. to lead a group of 42,360 of God’s specially chosen people from the land of Babylonia where they have been living as exiles back to their homes in the city of Jerusalem.

2 Chronicles

2 Chronicles is the second half of Ezra’s daily affairs and annuals tome. Ezra scribed his historical chronicles somewhere around 450 B.C.

1 Chronicles

1 Chronicles is the first half of an historical chronicle. Chronicles in Hebrew means ‘the affairs of the days or of the years’. The Chronicles Book’s theological theme is that absolute obedience to God’s life mandates will lead to divine blessings.

2 Kings

2 Kings is the continued dissertation of probably a Levi tribal clan researcher who scribed a thesis on the people who ended up in the king or power position as rulers over the Israelite people groups northern and southern kingdoms’ clans.

1 Kings

1 Kings is an historical document that was compiled between 562 B.C. and 538 B.C. by an Israelite people group historian.

2 Samuel

2 Samuel is David’s bio that was scribed by an unknown man during when David ruled as the second anointed and positioned king over the Israelite people.

1 Samuel

1 Samuel begins Samuel’s story. Samuel’s story was scribed by a man who was familiar with David’s life as well as the lives of Samuel and Saul.

Ruth

The Book of Ruth storyline is an account about a woman who God used to bring hope to all generations.

Short Stories and Devotional Letters to Grandchildren on Every Book and Chapter of the Bible

Recent Devotionals

John 16

“But I tell you the truth: It is for your good that I am going away. Unless I go away, the Counselor will not come to you, but if I go, I will send him to you.”
~ John 16:7

Mark 2

“On hearing this, Jesus said to them, “‘It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick, I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”
~ Mark 2:17

Nehemiah 6

“When all our enemies heard about this, all the surrounding nations were afraid and lost their self-confidence, because they realized that this work had been done with the help of our God.”
~ Nehemiah 6:16

Joshua 5

“Neither,”’ he replied, ‘“but as commander of the army of the LORD I have come.”’ Then Joshua fell face down on the ground in reverence, and asked him. “‘What message does my Lord have for his servant?”
~ Joshua 5:14

2 Samuel 11

“After the time of mourning was over, David had her brought to his house, and she became his wife and bore him a son. But the thing David had done displeased the LORD.”
~ 2 Samuel 11:27

Genesis 43

“Deeply moved at the sight of his brother, Joseph hurried out and looked for a place to weep. He went into his private room and wept there.”
~ Genesis 43:30

John 10

“I have other sheep that are not of this sheep pen. I must bring them also. They too will listen to my voice, and there shall be one flock and one shepherd.”
~ John 10:16

Romans 7

“So, my brothers, you also died to the law through the body of Christ, that you might belong to another, to him who was raised from the dead, in order that we might bear fruit for God.”
~ Romans 7:4

Ezekiel 41

“Then he went into the inner sanctuary and measured the jambs of the entrance; each was two cubits wide. The entrance was six cubits wide, and the projecting walls on each side of it were seven cubits wide.”
~ Ezekiel 41:3

Job 10

“If only I had never come into being, or had been carried straight from the womb to the grave!”
~ Job 10:19

Proverbs 14

“He who fears the LORD has a secure fortress, and for his children it will be a refuge.”
~ Proverbs 14:26

2 Kings 9

“When Joram saw Jehu he asked, “‘Have you come in peace, Jehu?”’ “‘How can there be peace,”’ Jehu replied, “‘as long as all the idolatry and witchcraft of your mother Jezebel abound?”
~ 2 Kings 9:22

1 Chronicles 13

“The LORD’s anger burned against Uzzah, and he struck him down because he had put his hand on the ark. So he died there before God.”
~ 1 Chronicles 13:10

Malachi 3

“Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. Test me in this,’” says the LORD Almighty, ‘“and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that you will not have room enough for it.”
~ Malachi 3:10

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